Next week, Triple M’s Big Breakfast will start a radio road trip to three rural Queensland towns affected by drought to share locals’ stories on air, fundraise, and hold a free comedy show.

Triple M’s Big Breakfast: Robin Bailey, Nick Cody and Marto

The announcement:

Whilst they don’t have the power to make it rain, next week Triple M’s Big Breakfast with Marto, Robin, Nick Cody and sports all-rounder (and former western Queensland local) Ben ‘Dobbo’ Dobbin, along with Rural Aid, will head west next week on a very special radio road trip to three rural Queensland towns to Lend a Hand for the Land.

Over three days, the team will broadcast from Charleville, St George and Roma, sharing the locals’ stories on-air, raising much-needed funds and giving people some well-deserved laughs when Nick Cody puts on a free comedy show for the community each night.

“For those of us who live in Brisbane it’s sometimes easy to forget the devastating impact the sustained drought is having on our rural and regional towns. For those drought-declared communities (who represent 65% of the state), the lack of rain over several years has resulted in failed crops, poor pasture growth and significant concerns about stock, irrigation and rural domestic water supplies. Not to mention the impact it has had on the mental health of those people trying to survive the harsh and stressful conditions. That’s why this radio road trip is important. It’s important we head out west, to the homes of our fellow Queenslanders and share their stories with their city friends, because we are all in this together,” said Marto.

Triple M’s Dobbo knows firsthand the impact of drought having worked on rural properties for much of his life including as a jackeroo, stock and station agent and meat wholesaler.

“Folks on the land are doing it tough and it’s important that those of us who are in a privileged position do everything we can to make sure their voices are heard. We all need to dig deep and help our rural brothers and sisters because the fact is, without farmers, none of us eat.”

TRIPLE M BRISBANE’s LEND A HAND FOR THE LAND RADIO ROAD TRIP:

Monday August 26 – Free evening Comedy Show in Charleville

Tuesday August 27 – The Big Breakfast OB from Charleville + free evening Comedy Show in St George

Wednesday August 28 – The Big Breakfast OB from St George + free evening Comedy Show in Roma

Thursday August 29 – The Big Breakfast OB from Roma

HOW TO HELP

Tune in to The Big Breakfast with Marto, Robin and Nick Cody each morning next week between 5:30am and 9am on 104.5 Triple M to hear firsthand from those affected by the drought.

Donations can be made to Lend a Hand for the Land via https://www.ruralaid.org.au/mmm-donation/

Dear All
How wonderful you are visiting our South Western Queensland area.
I am the CEO of Rural Financial Counselling Service Southern Queensland and included in our coverage area are the locations Charleville, St George and Roma where you are visiting. We cover the Southern Queensland area with another separate provider covering North Queensland. Our rural financial counsellors provide free, confidential and impartial assistance to farmers and small businesses and we have been extremely busy assisting farmers due to the drought and continuing dryness across our region. One of our counsellors will try to attend the Roma event due to prior appointments we may not have one available to attend St George or Charleville. We do have a 30 second advertisement about our free service and where farmers can get help if you were able to play it we would sincerely appreciate it. I would be keen to email it through to you. We employ 26 Rural and Small Business Rural Financial Counsellors across Southern Queensland. All the best with the trip.
Regards
Jenny

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